FeaturedNeuroscience·May 11, 2018·4 min readPutting Distinct Memories of Similar Events in Their PlaceA new study reports, contrary to popular belief, place cells in the dentate gyrus do not remap. Instead, memory discrimination is controlled by increased co-firing of place cells and the neurons that organize which place cells discharge.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·May 3, 2018·4 min readInterconnected Cells in a Dish Let Researchers Study Brain DiseaseUsing stem cells to generate a partial model of the brain, researchers discover how communication between neurons is altered in those with Schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 14, 2018·5 min readHippocampus May Hold Clues For Anxiety and DepressionResearchers reveal specific parts of the hippocampus may play a key role in emotional regulation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 6, 2018·4 min readOlder Adults Grow Just As Many New Brain Cells As Young PeopleA new study reveals older adults can generate just as many new hippocampal neurons from progentior cells as young people. The findings confirm neurogenesis does occur in older individuals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 14, 2018·4 min readMaking New Memories is a Balancing ActAccording to researchers, some synapses get smaller as we learn new information.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 9, 2018·5 min readHigh Resolution Brain Imaging Provides Clues to Age Related Memory LossThe decline of signalling in the anterolateral entorhinal cortex has been linked to memory loss associated with aging, a new neuroimaging study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 7, 2018·9 min readBirth of New Neurons in the Human Hippocampus Ends in ChildhoodAlthough observed in other species, researchers report hippocampal neurogenesis does not persist through adult life in humans. Researchers say human hippocampal neurogenesis is not detectable in the adult brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 16, 2018·4 min readEpilepsy Study Links Mossy Brain Cells to Seizures and Memory LossResearchers have implicated mossy cells in both seizures and memory problems in those with temporal lobe epilepsy.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 15, 2018·5 min readAlzheimer’s Drug Repairs Brain Damage After Alcohol Binges: Rat StudyResearchers report a drug used to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease may help to reverse memory and learning problems in teens who binge drink.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2018·3 min readUsing Virtual Reality to Identify Brain Areas Involved in MemoryResearchers use virtual reality to discover how the brain assembles contextual memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 27, 2017·5 min readHow the Brain Selectively Remembers New PlacesMIT researchers have identified a brain network that allows the brain to record memories of new places.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 29, 2017·3 min readNo Evidence That Gadolinium Causes Neurologic HarmA new study reports there is no evidence that gadolinium contrast material, commonly used for MRI scans, contributes to cognitive decline.Read More